File photo dated 15/10/13 of a First Group train passing through Inverkeithing in Scotland, as FirstGroup has agreed a contract with the Department for Transport for its joint venture Transpennine Express rail franchise to run for a further year until 201
AN investigation is under way after a train travelled at 45mph through a 5mph restriction zone put in place due to problems with an embankment.
The passenger service between Glasgow Central and London Euston entered the emergency speed restriction near Beattock, in Dumfries and Galloway, at around 12.25pm on Sunday, December 20 last year. According to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the restriction was in place “because of the earlier failure of an embankment”.
However, the RAIB added there had been “no adverse consequences as a result of the overspeed” but has launched a preliminary examination.
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